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Tabeal — the meaning of the Hebrew name טָבְאֵל

טָבְאֵל

ṭâbᵉʼêl · pronounced taw-beh-ale' · Strong's H2870 · a man · also spelled Tabeel

Tabeal means pleasing (to) God.

Built from

טוֹב ṭôwb (from, H2895) — to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense open in the lexicon ›

אֵל ʼêl (and, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2895 and H410; pleasing (to) God; Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a Persian.

First appearance

Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. (KJV)

Every verse that names Tabeal

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Ezra, Isaiah

Ezra 4:7Isa 7:6

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